Major General Smedley Butler

Nobody would believe the fact that Smedley Darlington Butler lied about his age to join the military. The U.S. Marines sent him to the Philippines where Butler was involved in his first combat there. He led 300 men to capture a town called Noveleta.

In 1900 Butler went to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. He fought there like a true braveheart and even got injured in the process, his bravery earned him the Marine Corps Brevet Medal.

He again won the Medal of Honor for his bravery during his street combating stint in Veracruz, Mexico. He also earned several accolades for his brave fight in Haiti at the Battle of Fort Dipitie. Smedley won his second medal at Dipitie he was the only Marine to have been awarded two Medals of Honor for different actions, quite a commendable feat.